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RefNoHS/16/447
LevelItem
TitleLetter, from James South to Sir John Herschel, dated at Passy
CreatorJames South
Date19 July 1825
DescriptionAutograph letter signed by sender. On his contacts with French scientists and on their praise for the John Frederick William Herschel's and James South's catalogue of double stars. Suggests that John Frederick William Herschel, beset by excessive commitments, cease to devote time to seeing James South's publications through the press. Comments on the personal cost to James South of his devotion to double stars. Remarks on John Frederick William Herschel's efforts to measure the difference in longitude between the Greenwich and Paris observatories. Data on double stars.
LanguageEnglish
Extent4pp
FormatManuscript
Place originPassy, Paris, France
Origin coordinates48.857111, 2.284136
AccessStatusOpen
URLDescriptionAlso available on Epsilon
URLhttps://epsilon.ac.uk/view/herschel/letters/Herschel8467
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7104South; Sir; James (1785 - 1867)1785 - 1867
NA8238Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); astronomer1792 - 1871
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